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  • From: Marty Hanks <marty AT justbeenc.com>
  • To: Rich Snover <risnover AT aol.com>
  • Cc: Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com>, Rich Snover via ocba <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] virgin queen
  • Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 11:39:18 -0400

Remember back in the good ole days when queens lived for 5-7 years?

Ya neither do I. 

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On May 2, 2015, at 8:14 AM, Rich Snover via ocba <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:

14 weeks are for blind queens that have trouble finding the boys. Ha ha

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On May 1, 2015, at 8:04 PM, Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com> wrote:

14 days might be a reasonable time to wait for a virgin to start laying but 14 weeks is a recipe for hive beetles and wax moth infestation.


Lewis


On May 1, 2015 at 11:58 AM Rich Snover via ocba <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:

Depends on weather and location of the boys may take time to get mated and lay eggs

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On May 1, 2015, at 11:41 AM, Walter Starks < walterstarks AT icloud.com> wrote:

And why wait 14 weeks?

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Walter




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On May 1, 2015, at 10:13 AM, Marty Hanks < marty AT justbeenc.com> wrote:

Rich

Why would you requeen the 2 big hive bodies? 
Mh

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On May 1, 2015, at 9:56 AM, risnover--- via ocba < ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:

Last week I caught(by bare hand) the biggest swarm that I have ever seen. It filled two hive bodies and one nuke.

Maybe multiple virgin queens, 9 days latter saw eggs in two hive bodies and needed to requeen in the nuke but all three are doing well... Bottom line after 14 weeks I would re-queen

Rich
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